Alexa now tells you when your favourite artists drop a brand new album

Want there was a method to be alerted the second that banging album you’ve been anticipating drops? Effectively, Amazon at this time debuted New Launch Notifications for its Alexa voice assistant, which helps you to observe artists and obtain notifications when new songs or information turn out to be obtainable on Amazon Music.

New Launch Notifications was introduced in September throughout Amazon’s Echo {hardware} occasion in Seattle, however it’s now obtainable for all clients within the U.S.

Utilizing the brand new characteristic’s as straightforward as saying “Alexa, observe <an artist> on Amazon Music” or saying “Alexa, let me know when <an artist> has new music” to an Alexa-enabled machine inside earshot. You don’t essentially even must know the title of the artist; when a tune’s taking part in through Alexa, saying “Alexa, observe this artist on Amazon Music” or “Alexa, let me know when this artist has a brand new album” will add the musical group to your observe checklist.

If voice instructions aren’t your model, there’s an accompanying New Launch Notifications element inside the Amazon Music consumer for iOS, Android, and internet participant. Choosing the “observe” button subsequent to an artist’s title equally provides them to the checklist.

As quickly as new music turns into obtainable from of us you’re following, you’ll get a notification by Echo audio system related together with your account and the Amazon Music app. Ask Alexa to play that music, and also you may hear a recorded message from the artist, Amazon mentioned.

To make the most of New Launch Notifications, you’ll must allow notifications on Alexa. It’s comparatively straightforward: Launch the Alexa companion app for Android, iOS, and Fireplace OS after which choose Alexa Gadgets and a tool from the checklist. Subsequent, navigate to the Notifications part of the Sounds menu and guarantee Notification sounds aren’t switched to “None.”

The debut of New Launch Notifications comes simply days after the general public launch of Amazon’s Music Ability API, which permits builders to stream songs from on-line providers to Alexa units and Amazon Echo audio system. Builders don’t must construct their very own voice consumer interface — as an alternative, they merely present music metadata to Amazon on a “common foundation,” and Amazon takes care of updating the voice fashions within the background.